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In April, the US individual trading prices fell from the record prices that they achieved at the beginning of this year, according to state data published on Tuesday.
The average price for a dozen class A eggs decreased to $ 5.12 last month, after reaching a record of $ 6.23 in March in March, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. It was the first decline in egg prices since October 2024.
Overall, the average price for eggs of all sizes fell by 12.7%, the steepest monthly decline since March 1984.
Nevertheless, the egg prices for retail are near historical heights, since a persistent outbreak of bird flu-swarm swarms of egg layers emits. The April price for a dozen large eggs was 79% higher than the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported before the same month than the price was $ 2.86 per dozen.
David L. Ortega, Professor of Food Economics and Policy at the Michigan State University, said he believes that the US prices will continue to decrease in May and June. Consumers’ demand tends to fall after Easter, which contributes to reducing prices, he said.
In the past few weeks, fewer outbreaks of bird flu have been contributed to commercial poultry farms to stabilize the country’s egg supply, said Ortega.
According to the US Agriculture Ministry, there were 59 bird flu exit -ery outbursts in commercial poultry farms in February, 12 and three in April.
But Ortega said the progress of the virus was uncertain, and prices could increase again if the outbreaks expand again.
Bird flu has killed more than 169 million birds since the beginning of 2022. Every time a bird gets sick, the entire herd is killed to prevent the virus from spreading. As soon as a herd is slaughtered, it can take up to a year to clean a farm and to raise new birds to the age of eggs.
Even an outbreak in a commercial facility can affect the supply, since massive egg farms may have millions of birds. Breaks on two farms in Ohio and South Dakota in April more than 927,000 egg iron.
The lowering of egg prices was a special focus of President Donald Trump. In February, the US Agriculture Ministry announced that it would invest $ 1 billion to help farmers improve their organic security measures to combat bird flu.
The United States has also increased the imports of eggs from South Korea, Turkey, Brazil and other countries. According to Kevin Mountain Quiste Kevin Bergquist of the Wells Fargo Agri-Food Institute, the volume of egg and egg product imports rose by 77.5%compared to the same period last year.
The CAL-Maine Foods, the largest US egg producer, which delivers around 20% of American eggs, also examines the cartel department of the US Ministry of Justice. Cal-Main confirmed the investigation in early April.
Cal-Main, based in Ridgeland, Mississippi, said that his net income was more than $ 508.5 million in the last quarter.